Rated 4.1 out of 5: 5 years ago, Sylvester Stallone achieved the dream of his life in one day!

After a decades-long career, Sylvester Stallone has finally landed the role he’s always wanted: the role of a gangster. And that longtime dream came true with lightning speed thanks to the Tulsa King series, envisioned by Taylor Sheridan, creator of Yellowstone.

This desire to delve into the underworld is not new. Stallone tried his luck from the beginning and joined the cast of the legendary Godfather. He auditioned for the role of Michael Corleone, but Francis Ford Coppola ultimately chose Al Pacino. Disappointment did not prevent him from carving out his own path of legendary rock, which he himself wrote and brought to the screen.

But despite his success, one regret lingered: that he never got to play a real mobster on screen…

You just had to ask!

Fate finally kicked in during an exchange between Sylvester Stallone and producer David Glasser. During their conversation, Stallone confides this lack in his journey. informed of this trust, Taylor Sheridan Takes an idea… and takes action. Less than 24 hours later, Glaser received a message asking him to check Email: The Complete Script from Sheridan. “Attached was a script called Kansas City King and it was amazing“- said the producer in the interview The Hollywood Reporter.

Express writing is not surprising Taylor SheridanRecognized for his uncanny ability to put together scripts – he is also at the helm of no fewer than 4 series at the same time and is currently developing several at the same time. Two days after the first discussion, Glaser and Sheridan presented the project to Stallone, who immediately accepted.

To top it all off, Sheridan decides to surround himself with Terence Winter, the screenwriter behind The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire. The latter takes the project with a simple instruction: “Now it’s your babyAnd one of his first decisions was to change the title.

“It didn’t seem delocalized enough. As a New Yorker, I wondered where the middle ground would be. I looked at the map and immediately thought of Oklahoma.“Answer: Tulsa, Oklahoma. That’s right Tulsa King was born

Stallone on all fronts

Once production started, Terence Winter Had to adapt to a new style of cooperation. Custom scripts follow the letter – as in sopranosWhere every word was sacred – he found another way to work with Stallone. The latter, who is used to rewriting, improvising and suggesting his own ideas, is involved in almost every aspect of the production: writing, directing, editing, etc.

“With Stallone, we have a screenwriter, director, producer and editor at the same time. He has very good ideas and very strong opinions on certain issues.“, Winter explained to the Hollywood Reporter.He knows himself perfectly and therefore knows what he can work with and what he does best.“

After a lifetime of climbing the heights of Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone He finally found the right role: a mob boss in exile in Oklahoma. A dream come true… in less than a day.

Tulsa King Season 3 is currently streaming on Paramount+. The series was also renewed for a fourth season.